This bill: (1) exempts exporters of sea urchins and sea cucumbers that are designated as food for humans or animals or taken for recreational purposes from licensing requirements; and (2) requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to amend regulations concerning transporting wildlife to clarify that those sea urchins and sea cucumbers are fishery products exempt from the export permission requirements under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Thus, those exporters will be exempted from: (1) inspections to ensure shipments of those fishery products do not contain endangered or threatened species, and (2) related inspection fees.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-23 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate |
| 2017-05-23 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |